Blessed Marie Anne Blondin SSA | |
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Religious and Foundress | |
Born | Esther Blondin 18 April 1809 Terrebonne, Lower Canada, British Empire |
Died | 2 January 1890 Lachine, Quebec, Canada | (aged 80)
Venerated in | Catholic Church (Canada and the Sisters of Saint Anne) |
Beatified | April 29, 2001, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
Feast | 2 January |
Attributes | Religious habit |
Patronage | Sisters of Saint Anne |
Marie Anne Blondin, SSA (18 April 1809 – 2 January 1890) was a Canadian Catholic teacher who founded the Sisters of Saint Anne in 1850 and dedicated herself to educating the rural population of the Province of Canada. She was beatified in 2001 by Pope John Paul II.